LAB-BRED MOSQUITOES TO FLY NEAR MIAMI TO HELP COMBAT ZIKA

MosquitoMate infects male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes with the naturally occurring Wolbachia bacteria... READ MORE›

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ONCE TIME'S 'PERSON OF THE YEAR,' AN EBOLA FIGHTER DIES IN CHILDBIRTH DUE TO STIGMA OF VIRUS

More than 11,000 people died in the Ebola outbreak, although 17,000 who contracted the virus survived... READ MORE›

GOP TO DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD IN OBAMACARE REPEAL

Planned Parenthood is opposed by anti-abortion activists and most Republicans... READ MORE›

POLLUTION RESPONSIBLE FOR A QUARTER OF DEATHS OF YOUNG CHILDREN, SAYS WHO

It found that 300 million of these children live in areas with extreme air pollution, where toxic fumes are more than six times above the health guidelines... READ MORE›

PORT LOKO, Sierra Leone -- Sweetie Sweetie had no choice... READ MORE›

PORT LOKO, Sierra Leone -- Sweetie Sweetie had no choice... READ MORE›

20 MILLION MOSQUITOES TO HIT FRESNO; THAT'S A GOOD THING, REALLY

Sign Up Verily isn't the first to use Wolbachia mosquitoes for disease control... READ MORE›

HEALTH CARE WORKER TESTS POSITIVE AT TEXAS HOSPITAL

On October 21, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC announced stringent new guidelines for healthcare personnel who may be dealing with Ebola patients... READ MORE›

ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION 'THROUGH SEX' REPORTED IN US

A rare case of the Zika virus being transmitted through sex, not a mosquito bite, has been reported in the US... READ MORE›

ALARM SPREADS IN BRAZIL OVER A VIRUS AND A SURGE IN MALFORMED INFANTS

Brazil waged war on the Aedes aegypti mosquito for decades during the 20th century before a vaccine was developed for yellow fever... READ MORE›

ZIKA VIRUS SPREADING EXPLOSIVELY, SAYS WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION

It was deeply concerning that the virus had now been detected in 23 countries in the Americas, she added... READ MORE›

COUNSELLOR OVERBILLS $360K FOR CARE OF FIRST NATIONS PATIENTS

Health canada investigation of ontario counsellor treating indigenous patients finds massive overbilling... READ MORE›

FIRST LOCALLY TRANSMITTED CASES IN CONTINENTAL U.S.

Four individuals in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have been infected with the Zika virus by local mosquitoes, Florida health officials said Friday... READ MORE›

ZIKA VIRUS MAY BE LINKED TO SURGE IN RARE SYNDROME IN BRAZIL

The virus, called Zika, made its way to Brazil recently but is spreading rapidly around Latin America and the Caribbean... READ MORE›

DOCTORS THREATEN TO BOYCOTT PLAN FOR PATIENTS TO SHOW ID AT HOSPITALS

Doctors have said they will boycott attempts to introduce identification checks as part of government plans to combat health tourism ... READ MORE›

NEW IMMIGRATION RULES WILL COST THE NHS MILLIONS, WARNS NURSING UNION

The UK will be sending away nurses who have contributed to the health service for six years... READ MORE›

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION DECLARES ZIKA VIRUS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY

Zika alone would never be a public health emergency of international concern, he said... READ MORE›

HAVE YOU BEEN STUCK IN AN NHS HOSPITAL LONGER THAN YOU NEED TO BE?

The case of Iris Sibley, trapped in hospital for six months, highlights our social care crisis. Have you experienced something similar?... READ MORE›

HOSPITAL MISTAKES BLAMED FOR US TRANSMISSION

Farmers in Sierra Leone who have deserted their land because of the Ebola outbreak are being encouraged to go back to work... READ MORE›

NEW 'DUTY OF CANDOUR' RULES INSTRUCT MEDICS TO ADMIT MISTAKES

Known as a duty of candour the guidelines make clear that patients should expect a face-to-face apology... READ MORE›

EXCLUSIVE WHY JOAN COLLINS CHOSE TO CONFIDE IN BRAVE MISS WORLD FILMMAKER LINOR ABARGIL ABOUT TEENAGE RAPE TRAUMA

Experts attribute that to fearful Liberians touching one another less, more safe burials of bodies and distribution of protective gear to health care workers... READ MORE›

HOSPITALS CANCELLED RECORD NUMBER OF URGENT OPERATIONS LAST YEAR

Hospitals in England cancelled 4,093 urgent procedures during 2016, equivalent to 341 per month... READ MORE›

SPAIN EBOLA NURSE HEALTH 'WORSENS'

Farmers in Sierra Leone who have deserted their land because of the Ebola outbreak are being encouraged to go back to work... READ MORE›

PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO BOLSTER LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

We need good information, Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, said at an event to announce the new partnership... READ MORE›

SORE THROATS TO BE TESTED BY PHARMACISTS INSTEAD OF GPS UNDER NHS MOVE

Sore throat sufferers will visit their pharmacist instead of their GP for an on-the-spot test to see if they need antibiotics under a new NHS initiative... READ MORE›

FLORIDA MAY HAVE ITS FIRST ZIKA VIRUS OUTBREAK

Small, local outbreaks of Zika virus are fully expected in southern states such as Florida, Louisiana and Texas... READ MORE›

NHS 'BEDBLOCKING' RISES FOR SIXTH MONTH IN A ROW

An NHS England spokesman said Patients who are well enough to leave hospital should be able to do so at the earliest opportunity... READ MORE›

BRAZIL ENDS STATE OF EMERGENCY OVER ZIKA VIRUS

Brazil has declared an end to its public health emergency over the Zika virus, 18 months after a surge in cases drew headlines around the world... READ MORE›

ZIKA VIRUS LIKELY TO SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS, SAYS WHO

Evidence includes temporal association between Zika outbreaks and microcephaly outbreaks both in Brazil and French Polynesia, she said... READ MORE›

IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN 200 YEARS TO CLOSE THE WORKPLACE EQUALITY GAP. HERE'S WHY IT'S GETTING WORSE.

It may take women around the world more than two centuries to achieve workplace equality, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum... READ MORE›

WHY MOSQUITOES SEEM TO BITE SOME PEOPLE MORE

But most of this research uses only one mosquito species... READ MORE›